Easter/Spring Fun-Part 1

So, I haven't posted in a while. Our external hard drive is messed up and that is where my mac is set to store all of my pics. Since I don't know if enough about computers, I haven't been able to go around this. My husband has been far too busy for me to beg him to fix the issue just yet. So, I finally decided to use his laptop. :)
Here are a few pics from our Easter happenings.

This was a family day. We drove to Fairhope and took pics at the pier. Madison had a small egg hunt by the water (mostly so I could take pics).  Then, we ate a yummy lunch while listening to some live music in the quaint downtown area. What a fun day!

This is from our neighborhood Easter egg hunt:

We made Easter cookies with some neighborhood friends. I love the hands on learning of the real Easter story. Madison is old enough now to begin to understand what really happened on Easter Sunday. You can find the recipe here. I completely forgot to take a picture of the baked cookie. Sorry!

This is what has been going on at our house.

I'm not even going to explain why we are having to get a new pool liner-but I will say it wasn't "time" for a new one.



The water is only at about 10 inches right now in the shallow end, AND the water is FREEZING COLD...but my daughter and my husband think it is time to swim.



I attempted to get a cute pic of my frozen popsicle. First, she gave me this cheesy smile. So, I tried to catch her off guard...




She caught on, and ran !




Happy Monday!

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My Family

My Hubby's 30th Birthday Dinner

Time for the truth....I am married to a younger man. In fact, I am a whole 352 days older. Now that we have entered our 30s he makes fun of me for being "old." Well, at least we are the same age for 13 days. We went out to dinner last night with some of our family. Although the service wasn't great, we always enjoy our time together.

Our family of four:

My hubby's grandparents (I tried 3 times to get a pic that wasn't blurry. Oh, well):

My parents:

My hubby's parents:

My grandmother:

 Brantley:

My brother and his family (w/Brantley):

Assembling Valentines

In my last post I showed you my design for Madison's Valentines. So, I thought I would show you the finished product,  BUT FIRST.....a few pictures along the way.

My happy helpers:

Handy basket of supplies:

Heart containers (6 came in the pack for $1 at Target)

 Items needed for each Valentine:

Finished product:

Madison's Valentine party:

Madison and her good friend, Claire:

Happy Valentine's Day!!! I hope it's a sweet one!

Valentines

This is Madison's first year to exchange Valentines. I have been thinking about them for a month now.  I wanted to design them myself so they could be personalized.  Here is what I came up with!

I bought cellophane bags which we will fill with candy.  The Valentines I designed will be folded over the opening of the bags and stapled to secure them. We are going to assemble them today! I can't wait. Madison is excited too!

Bleh!

First my daughter, then my son, then my husband and now me!!! My kids had RSV last week, I'm not sure what my husband had or what I have, but I have no energy. Bleh! I'm ready for us all to feel good at the same time, AND I am ready for sunshine and warm weather!!!

Here is a pic of me and my big girl taken a few weeks ago. I can't believe she is getting so big!

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Super Bowl Sunday

Ok, so Super Bowl Sunday is all about the food and commercials for me. Sure, there is a game on, but I can't wait for the commercial breaks.  I use game time to refill my plate, and I make sure to be back on the couch for the 3 minute slots in between! I kid, I kid! I'll watch the game too. ;)
I am having a dilemma over who to cheer for....I immediately said I would be cheering for the Steelers, because I think cheese-heads are SUPER CHEESY! Pardon the pun. However, my husband filled me in on the accusations against Ben. He is the Steelers' quarterback for those like me who didn't know. He has been accused of some very bad things. Innocent until proven guilty, I know, BUT if it is true.....I DON'T WANT HIM TO WIN. I may cheer for everyone on his team except for him, because I still don't think I can cheer for someone with cheese on their head. I'm sorry if any Packer fans read this.  I am sure the team is great, and you are great, and maybe it is fun to wear the cheese...I don't know.

I am soooooo off topic here. This post was supposed to be all about the food. We are going to serve a small array of items:

Wings (Wings & photo from Publix)

Jalepeno Popper Dip (photo from My Baking Addiction)

Pigs in a Blanket

Tornadoes

That is it, for now....  What are you fixing for the game?